If you have neighbours like mine, then like me, you will be eagerly looking forward to being able to purchase this.

Being woken in the dead of night by noisy neighbours blasting out music could soon be a thing of the past.

Scientists have shown off the blueprint for an “acoustic cloak”, which could make objects impervious to sound waves.

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“It’s not an unrealistic blueprint – it doesn’t demand that we do extraordinary things,” said Professor John Pendry of Imperial College London, UK, an expert in cloaking. “This is something that can easily be manufactured.”

If a material could be commercialised, both researchers believe it could have many applications.

Walls of the material could be built to soundproof houses or it could be used in concert halls to enhance acoustics or direct noise away from certain areas. Source: BBC News.

Of course, it will probably be cheaper to move house.